Linking Occupational Therapy with Education
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Occupational Therapy, Ready Steady Play!, Play Policy, Team Approach, Play in Education, SEN, Special Educational NeedsAbstract
In the year 2004, children and their participation in education and in play are being increasingly recognised. The Department of Education and Science’s launch of Your Education System is seen as a move towards shaping a new and more dynamic education system based on the needs expressed by people in the community and by children themselves. The publication of Ready, Steady, Play!, Ireland’s first national play policy, recognises the importance of promoting play in the community and in education. In addition, the Education for Persons with Disabilities Bill 2003 seeks to provide a more comprehensive approach to educating children with difficulties. It emphasises a move towards a team approach and puts in place a number of official routes that can be taken should a child experience difficulties in school. This article describes what an Occupational Therapist can offer children, teachers and support staff within a school.
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